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Railby StaffJanuary 20, 2009

Florida's Tri-Rail introduces ‘green’ mascot

Conductor George Green will serve as a community ambassador, educating families about the benefits of riding Tri-Rail and promoting public transportation as the single most important choice an individual can make to “go green.”

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Railby StaffJanuary 20, 2009

Bombardier to operate and maintain Las Vegas monorail

Fleet of nine, four-car trains links seven stations along four miles of dual-lane elevated guideway and services the east side of the Las Vegas strip, including the Las Vegas Convention Center.

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

Motorcoaches top U.S. commercial people mover, study finds

Accounting for 751 million passenger trips in 2007, up nearly 20 percent from the previous figure of 631 million passenger trips in 2005, according to a newly updated industry census released today by the American Bus Association.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

METRO Briefs

LaHood hearing postponed. Ex-Bart officer pleads not guilty. NY seniors faced with fare hike.

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

.Travel to attend UMA Expo

As an exhibitor, .Travel will be among 180 other travel-related companies, including the American Bus Association, National Tour Association, and the Mississippi Division of Tourism.

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Railby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

CTA’s initiative yields improved on-time performance

Big gaps between buses – measured by arrivals that are either double the scheduled headway or 15 minutes between buses – have decreased by 31 percent since fall 2007, and the number of buses arriving within one minute or less of buses ahead has decreased by 24 percent.

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

Detroit Custom Chassis, Dallas Smith to develop shuttles, chassis

To manufacture and convert Ford F450 / F550 Super Duty Trucks into proprietary low-floor transit shuttle buses and commercial chassis.

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Paratransitby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

Stimulus package includes $10B for transit

The House Appropriations Committee released a first draft of an $825 billion economic stimulus package, which includes $10 billion for transit.

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Busby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

Study: Buses better option for Maryland than light rail

World Resources Institute’s analysis confirms that BRT is the only option that would work locally to fight global warming, with a medium-investment system cutting carbon dioxide emissions by almost 9,000 metric tons per year, equivalent to taking about 1,600 cars off the road.

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Railby StaffJanuary 16, 2009

Seattle receives $813M for rail extension

The line will provide access to 30,000 University of Washington students and 29,000 faculty and staff, ease congestion along Seattle’s most heavily-traveled north-south corridors and provide better access to the area’s largest urban centers.

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